Adobe Character Animator * revolutionized the world of character animation. The software is constantly developing and it becomes easier and easier for ordinary people to create animated videos.
Although creating animation using this software is very straightforward, creating the puppets is a bit of a more complex process. Luckily by 2023, there are plenty of free puppets you can download and use for your projects. Some of those puppets are created by Adobe and are available on the official Adobe website, others are created by independent artists (just like us at Animation Guides).
Here is a giant list with 75 free puppets and the features those come with:
Nelson
- 5 Facial Expressions
- Walk Behavior
- Body Tracker
- 17 Hand Gestures
- 21 Animated Replays
More Free Male Puppets
Business Guy
Created by Graphic Mama
- Walk
- Head Turner (3 Head Views)
- LipSync
- Draggable Arms
- Hand Gestures
- 3 Eyebrow Expressions
Alex
Created by Graphic Mama
- Walk
- Head Turner (3 Head Views)
- LipSync
- Draggable Arms
- Hand Gestures
- 4 Animated Replays
- 4 Eyebrow Expressions
Free_Dudley
Created by Electro Puppet
- Walk
- Head Turner (5 Head Views)
- LipSync
- Draggable Arms
- Hand Gestures
- 10 Animated Replays
- 5 Facial Expressions: Quizzical, Worried, Surprised, Angry, Normal
Free Female Puppets
Business Lady
Created by Graphic Mama
- LipSync
- Draggable Arms
- Hand Gestures
- Walk
- Head Turner (3 Head Views)
- 4 Eyebrow Expressions
Free Cartoony Puppets
Created by Animation Guides
- Walk
- Body Tracker
- LipSync
- 3 Head & Body Views
- Draggable Arms
- Hand Gestures
- Facial Expressions
- Animated Replays
Pat
Created by Kevin McMahon
- Starter Mode Puppet
- LipSync
- Draggable Arms
- Draggable Torso
- Facial Expressions
- Animated Replays
- Triggerable Effects
Roxanne
Created by Kevin McMahon
- Starter Mode Puppet
- LipSync
- Draggable Arms
- Draggable Torso
- Facial Expressions
- Animated Replays
- Triggerable Effects
Dr. Charles
Created by Kevin McMahon
- Starter Mode Puppet
- LipSync
- Draggable Arms
- Draggable Torso
- Facial Expressions
- Animated Replays
- Triggerable Effects
Template Man
Created by Digital Puppets
- LipSync
- Draggable Arms
- Hand Gestures
- Facial Expressions
- Animated Replays
Free Animal Puppets
Created by Animation Guides
- LipSync
- Walk
- Mix & Match Facial Elements
- Triggerable Customizations: scarf, hats, face mask and more
Fish Chubby
- LipSync
- Triggers for: Hi/Oops Signs
- 2 Eyebrows Sets
- Bubble Animation Triger
- Animated Tail
Created by Graphic Mama
Simons the Fox
- Half Body Puppet
- LipSync
- Draggable Hands
- Hand Gestures
- Worried, angry and neutral facial expressions
- Different Eyelids triggers
- Triggerable Glasses
Created by Okay Samurai
Simons the Fox [Full Body Version]
- LipSync
- Sad/Regular Mouth sets
- Draggable Hands
- Hand Gestures
- Body Tracker
- Different Eyelids
- Animated Replays
Created by Adobe
Julius the Cat
Created by Digital Puppets
- LipSync
- Draggable Arms
- Hand Gestures
- Facial Expressions
- 7 Face Views
- Triggerable accessories
- Animated Replays
Zippy the Turtle
Created by Digital Puppets
- LipSync
- Draggable Arms
- Hand Gestures
- Facial Expressions
- 7 Face Views
- Triggerable accessories
- Animated Replays
Cornelius the Monkey
Created by Digital Puppets
- LipSync
- Draggable Arms
- Hand Gestures
- Facial Expressions
- 7 Face Views
- Triggerable accessories
- Animated Replays
Squeaky the Mouse
Created by Digital Puppets
- LipSync
- Draggable Arms
- Hand Gestures
- Facial Expressions
- 7 Face Views
- Triggerable accessories
- Animated Replays
Ricky the Raccoon
Created by Digital Puppets
- LipSync
- Draggable Arms
- Hand Gestures
- Facial Expressions
- 7 Face Views
- Triggerable accessories
- Animated Replays
Ted the Bear
Created by Digital Puppets
- LipSync
- Draggable Arms
- Hand Gestures
- Facial Expressions
- 7 Face Views
- Triggerable accessories
- Animated Replays
Cow
Created by Digital Puppets
- LipSync
- Draggable Arms
- Facial Expressions
- 7 Face Views
- Triggerable accessories
- Animated Replays
Max the Dog
Created by Digital Puppets
- LipSync
- Draggable Arms
- Hand Gestures
- Facial Expressions
- 7 Face Views
- Triggerable accessories
- Animated Replays
Max the Dog
Created by Kevin McMahon
- Starter Mode Puppet
- Triggerable Effects
- Triggerable Replays
- Jaw Behavior
Free Stick Figure Puppets
Created by Animation Guides
- LipSync
- Body Tracker
- Front & Back Arms
- Draggable Arms
- Draggable Legs
- Walk
- Mix & Match Facial Elements
- Triggerable Customizations: scarf, hats, face mask and more
- 18 Hand Gestures
- 20 Animated Replays
Sticky
Created by Dovid Taub
- Walk
- Parallax Face
- LipSync
- Draggable Arms
- Customizable Hair/Facial Hair
- Customizable Backgrounds
- Customizable Clothes
Bucket Jo
Created by Animation Guides
- Walk
- Draggable Arms
- Draggable Legs
- Mix and Match Facial Elements
- Triggerable Accessories
- LipSync
- 18 Hand Gestures
- 20 Animated Replays
Free Kids Puppets
Ricky the Sports fan
Created by Renegade Animatio
- LipSync
- Draggable Arms
- Triggerable Eyelids
- Hand Gestures
- Facial Expressions
- 3 Head Views
Sam Supergirl
Created by Keith Negley
- Walk Behavior
- Lip Sync
- Draggable Arms
- Hand Gestures
- Dangle Cape
Alex Game Playing
Created by Renegade Animatio
- LipSync
- Premade Arms and Legs Movements
- Hand Gestures
- Facial Expressions
Free Robot Puppets
Chief
Created by Okay Samurai
- LipSync
- Draggable Hands
- Triggerable Eyelids
- Triggerable Cup
- Bubble Animation Triger
- Animated Tail
Evans
Created by Okay Samurai
- Jaw Behavior
- Draggable Hands
- Triggerable Screen Modes
- Triggerable Eye Modes
- Walk Behavior
- Triggerable sword
Mr. ATM
Created by Okay Samurai
- LipSync
- Draggable Hands
- 2 Hand Gestures
- Triggerable mouth shapes and pupils
Robot
Created by Okay Samurai
- Robotic LipSync
- Draggable Arms
- Triggerable effects
- Rotating Wheel
- Position Sliders
Simons the Fox
Created by Okay Samurai
- Half Body Puppet
- Jaw Behavior
- Draggable Hands
- Animated Replays
Switch [Consoles]
Created by Okay Samurai
- Walk Behavior
- Lipsync
- Draggable Arms
- Sitting / Standing
- Facial Expressions
- Triggerable Arm Poses
PC [Consoles]
Created by Okay Samurai
- Jaw Behavior
- Draggable Arms
- Facial Expressions
- Hand Gestures
- Triggerable Arm Poses
Play Station [Consoles]
Created by Okay Samurai
- Half Body
- Jaw Behavior
- Draggable Arms
- Facial Expressions
- Triggerable Arm Poses
Xbox [Consoles]
Created by Okay Samurai
- Jaw Behavior
- Draggable Arms
- 2 Hand Gestures
- Facial Expressions
- Sitting Pose Only
- Triggerable arm poses
Free Monster Puppets
Bridezilla
Created by Digital Puppets
- Parallax Facial Movement
- LipSync
- Draggable Arm
- Hand Gestures
- Facial Expressions
- Animated Replays
Fury
Created by Okay Samurai
- LipSync
- Draggable Arms
- Hand Gestures
- Eyebrow expresions
- Accessories
- Animated Fire Effects
Free Musicians Puppets
Martin the Guitar Player
Created by Okay Samurai
- LipSync
- Draggable Arms
- Accord Hand Gestures
- Different Eyelids
- Sad/Normal Eyebrows
Linden the Guitar Player
Created by Okay Samurai
- Walk
- Parallax Facial Movement
- LipSync
- Draggable Arm
- Accord Hand Gestures
- Sad/Happy Mouth Set
- Different Eyelids triggers
Free Holiday Puppets
Free Customizable Snowman Puppet
Created by Animation Guides
- Body Tracker
- Walk Behavior
- Lipsync
- Facial Expressions
- Hand Gestures
- Triggerable Accessories
- Customizable Outfits
Papple the Penguin
Created by Graphic Mama
- LipSync
- 3 Facial Expressions
- 3 Hand Gestures
- Draggable Hands
- Holding Snowball Trigger
Brad The Gingerbread
Created by Graphic Mama
- LipSync
- Draggable Hands
- 3 Hand Gestures
- Worried, angry and neutral facial expressions
Doodley the Christmas Elf
Created by Graphic Mama
- LipSync
- 4 Facial Expressions (happy,sad,angry,default)
- 4 Hand Gestures
- Draggable Hands
Jet
Created by Okay Samurai
- Lipsync
- Draggable Hands
- 3 Hand Gestures
- Worried, angry and neutral facial expressions
- Customizable Gender (By /Changing Hair style)
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Hello Katia –
I love your work and envision seeing chunks of my ministry budget coming your way in the future!
I am the children’s pastor of a small church(less than 100 people) in Peculiar, MO. I did several animation shorts using Adobe Animator for the last series of lessons we had in kids church and the kids (plus me) are hooked on the animations.
This Sunday we are starting an 8 week army based series of lessons called Bible Basics. The material contains a script for each Sunday with a Sargent and Private. For lack of actors, I plan to do this with animation.
I see some army puppets for sale on your website that may work but buying 2 of them is going to be difficult with my budget. I was hoping you had some free army puppets available.
If I bought one puppet, would I be able to modify it enough to make it look like 2 different puppets in my animation? If that is possible, which puppet would you suggest? Any advice you can give is greatly appreciated.
Again, your work is fantastic and your puppets are reasonably priced. I do plan to buy some in the future. For right now, I am just trying to stretch my budget.
Allen
Allen Hi,
Thank you for the positive feedback. There are no free army puppets available right now on the website. It is possible to modify the art of a puppet. To do that you need to right click on the puppet in the project panel ( while in adobe character animator) and select “Edit Original”. The art will be opened in Adobe Illustrator. It is important to keep the hierarchy, layer names and proportions the same to not break the rig. After saving the .ai souce file the art will be updated in adobe Character Animator. The source art file is broken into lots of layers and sub layers , many of them hidden. I believe some familiarity with puppet structure is required to be able to modify them properly.
you have done a nice work..well done